Irvingite Nell Anne Hunt kicks off her annual Great Flag Caper today with a flag pick up from 5 to 8 p.m. at 3704 Hidalgo. Flags can also be picked up from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday. On Tuesday, she'll host a potluck dinner for volunteers at 7 p.m. Flags should be taken down on Thursday (July 5) to be recycled for next year. Here are a few more details:

--Volunteers should plant flags about 20 feet apart.

--To help plant flags along MacArthur Boulevard, email Clyde DeLoach at deloaches@verizon.net for the southern part and Micky Leach at leach.home@att.net for the northern part.

--To make a tax-deductible donation, send a check made payable to the Great Flag Caper to Ken Ewing, 2524 Crestview, Irving, Texas 75062.